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A. BIERSTADT.

RAILWAY GAR.

No. 559,962, Patented May 12,V 1896.

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A. BIERSTADT.

RAIINWAY GAR. No. 559,962. Patented May 12, '1896.

ANDREW LWHMPHUTU'UMWASHINGTDLRB.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OEEicE..

' ALBERT BIERSTADT, OF NEv YORK, il. Y.

RAILWAY-CAR.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,962, dated May 12, 1896.

Application filed May 12,1894. Serial Noi 510,961. (No mcdel 'O mZ/ whom, it' may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT BiERsTADT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Railway-Cars or other Like Vehicles, the same comprisii'ig improvements upon the apparatus shown and described in my application liled June 2,1893,SerialNo.eL76,3tt3, and in my application tiled .Tune l2, 1893, Serial No. 177,370.

Thefollowing is a specification of mypresent invention, the object of which is to provide a railway-car or other like vehicle hav-v ing a side wall or walls which are movable and extensible and thereby capable of forming win gs or enlargements to the car, with an extensible roof, which is capable of being raised simultaneously with the lowering of that part of the side wall of the car which forms the wing floor, and which is also capable of being lowered simultaneously with the raising of the side wall last above mentioned, and to further provide said car with means for carrying out the result above referred to. Such a ear is suit-able for the purposes of lecturing, exhibiting pictures, camping out, dsc., and may also be used as a chapel, church, and also as a theater.

I attain the object desired by means of the mechanism illustrated and described in the accompanying drawings.

The invention is shown and described as applied to a railway-car.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a View of a cross-section of my improved ear with the side walls closed and the extensible roof lowered. Fig. is a viewof a cross-section of my improved car with the side walls unfolded and the extensible roof raised.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral S denotes the floor of the car.

7 denotes upright posts attached rigidly to the floor, cx tending upward and forming su pports for an extensible roof when said roof is notraised. These posts are hollow and thereby permit the racks, as herein after mentioned,

to move up and down. Secured t these posts is a beam 2, on which are fastened the shafts and pulleys by means of which the extensible root' is raised and lowered and by means of which the part 9 is lowered and raised, as hereinafter stated.

D denotes a portion of the side wall hinged to the floor, which portion, when opened and moved outwardly on its hinges, forms a wing floor.

10 denotes the hinges last above referred to.

11 denotes chains attached to the portion 9 near its outer end and passing around a drum securely attached to the shaft 4.

15 denotes a portion of the side wallhinged to the upright posts 7 and which, when extended outwardly on its hinges, forms the end wall of the wing.

16 denotes the hinges last above referred to.

17 is a portion of the side wall hinged to the portion 15 and which, when turned outwardly on its hinges, forms a part of the side wall of the wing.

20 denotes a portion of the side walls hinged to the extensible roof 2l, which portion, when raised, forms the wing roof.

denotes the hinges last above referred to.

The part 2O when closed forms the outside portion of the side walls of the ear, and when thus closed may be held in place by any suitable device. r1`he extensible roof21 is raised by means of the rack-andpinion device and 2G, the latter being attached rigidly to the shaft 4.

27 denotes posts to which the racks are attached and which slide in the hollow of the upright posts 7.

2S is the end Wall of the extensible roof, and when said roof is not raised takes the position shown in Fig. 1.

29 are supports for the top of the extensionl roof attached to the beam 30, which is also a f part of the extensible roof.

a o c d e. fare intermeshing pulleys, rigidly attached to the shafts g, 7L, t', k, Z, and m on the beam 2. The shafts Z and m have also rigidly attached to them a sprocket-wheel n,

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the raising of the extensible roof, so as to finally assume the horizontal position shown in Fig. 2, the overlapping parts 20 (shown hinged at the top to the part 2l) yielding suiiiciently to allow of this movement. 'hen the extensible roof. portion and the said wing iioor portions are in iinal position, the portion 20 is then raised suiciently to permit of the outward movement of the parts 15 and 17. The part 15 is then moved outwardly on its hinges until it is at right angles to the posts 7. The part 17 is moved outwardly on its hinges until it is at right angles to the portion 15. The part 2O is then lowered until it rests at its outer edge upon the portion 17.

The operation in closing the car is merely the reverse of that in enlarging it.

lt is obvious that the car may be of any suitable size and may be made of the material ordinarily used in the construction of Pullman cars. The car when closed will be preferably of the size of ordinary Pullman cars and as are generally arranged to be attached with passenger-trains.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof anda side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing tloor and adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, substantially as described.

2. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing Hoor adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof and an upwardly-swinging portion, substantially as described.

3. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a moving portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

L1. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible root and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly an d at right angles to the iioor of the car, substantially as described.

5. A railway-ear or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

6. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering ot the extensible roof, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

7. A railway-ear or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a moving portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

S. A railway-ear or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car and aportion adapted to swing outwardly from said last mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

9. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible root' and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to'be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

10. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly an d downwardly swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

1l. A railway-car or other like vehicle pro vided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, an upwardly-swingingportion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car, substantially as described.

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l2. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, and an upwardly-swin ging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor ot the car, substantially as described.

13. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof; an upwardly-swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car, substantially as described.

ll. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing floor adaptedto be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, an upwardly-swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the door of the car, substantially as described.

l5. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to be moved simultaneously' with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, an upwardly-swinging portion, va portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iieor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

1G. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, an upwardl yswingin g portion, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said lastmention ed swinging portion, substantially as described.

i7. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, an upwardly-swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

1S. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing floor adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, an upwardl Lswinging portion, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said lastmentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

19. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing floor and adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof and means for producing such simultaneous result, substantially as described.

20. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing-iioor adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising and lowering of the ex tensible roof, means for'produeing such simultaneous action and an upwardly-swin gi ng portion, substantially as described.

2l. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a moving portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and in a direction at right angles to the floorof the car, substantially as described.

22. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and'at right angles to the floor ot the car, substantially as described.

23. A railway-car or other like vehicle provid ed with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof means for producing such simultaneous result and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

24. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or IOC IIO

lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action7 and a port-ion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

.k A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a moving portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible root, means for producing such simultaneous action, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

26. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging' portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous result, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned 'swinging portion, substantially as described.

2". A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering` of the extensible rooi", means for producing such simultaneous action, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

28. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, aportion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said lastmentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

^ 2f). A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

30. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swin ging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car, substantially as described.

31. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car, substantially as described. Y

32. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing iioor adapted to be moved simultaneously with'the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car, substantially as described.

A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof' and a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swinging portion, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the iioor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-men tioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

34. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a swinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swinging portion, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

35. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardlyswinging portion adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an 'upwardly-swingin g portion, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor oi' the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said last-mentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

36. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roof and a side wall or walls composed in part of an outwardly and downwardly swinging portion to form a wing loor adapted to be moved simultaneously with the raising or lowering of the extensible roof, means for producing such simultaneous action, an upwardly-swinging portion, a portion adapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to the floor of the car and a portion adapted to swing outwardly from said lastmentioned swinging portion, substantially as described.

ALBERT BIERSTADT.

lllitncsses:

EDITH J. GRIswoLD, FRANCIS T. MoRToN.

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